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What incredibly minor, seemingly polite passenger habit secretly causes the vast majority of cascading subway delays?

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What incredibly minor, seemingly polite passenger habit secretly causes the vast majority of cascading subway delays?

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What incredibly minor, seemingly polite passenger habit secretly causes the vast majority of cascading subway delays?
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